Khieu Kanharith

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1951 –

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Who is Khieu Kanharith?

Khieu Kanharith is the Cambodian Minister of Information. Khieu, formerly a newspaper editor, was first elected to the National Assembly of Cambodia in 1981. He was jailed in 1990 for suspicion of dissident activities; in 1991, Hun Sen asked him to serve as an advisor, and in 1992, he was promoted to Minister.

Khieu was born in Phnom Penh to Khieu Than, who was a customs official and his wife Lor Lienghorn. He is also an author and translator, and has produced an unauthorized Khmer language version of the James Clavell novel Shōgun, which he has had printed with his own money.

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Born
Sep 13, 1951
Phnom Penh
Also known as
  • Khiev Kanharith
Education
  • Royal University of Law and Economics

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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